Investigative Journalism & In-Depth Reporting
The Investigative Journal’s daily digest of overnight developments across Washington, the federal courts, and the world. Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Markets opened Tuesday with diplomats, judges and lawmakers all shouldering…
CBP launches the CAPE refund portal for $166B in IEEPA tariffs; House Rules takes up ESA Amendments Act; U.S.–Iran talks resume in Pakistan.
Weekly docket review: D.C. Circuit stays the ballroom injunction, Third Circuit issues Kalshi preemption ruling, NC Supreme Court ends Leandro.
Weekly public-records roundup: NC audit flags $342K in missing student fees, GAO updates reports, SEC Audit Trail concept release posts.
DOJ enforcement digest: iLearningEngines founders charged in $421M AI fraud, IBM pays $17M in first NFED settlement, and new FCPA cases.
Arabella Advisors shut down in November 2025 and rebranded as Vital Impact and Sunflower Services—but the $1.5B dark-money machine runs on.
A 224–204 House vote forces Haiti TPS extension; Senate clears Boundary Waters mining 50-49; FISA 702 revolt forces 10-day extension.
Federal Register brief: nine presidential cross-border pipeline authorizations, SEC Consolidated Audit Trail concept release, and CFTC changes.
Daily SEC digest: executive turnover at Fermi and Southern Co., EDGAR filings surge, and an enforcement pivot signaled in recent actions.
Morning Wire: CBP opens the $166B tariff refund portal, the U.S. Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman, and more.